Parents Guide

Sex & Nudity

• Mild 39 of 72 found this mild

  Severity? None 15 Mild 39 Moderate 13 Severe 5

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• Some crime scenes feature partial nudity, but nothing overtly explicit.
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• Main characters share passionate kissing
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• There are several main characters whom are single adults. Lots of references to one-night-stands and sexual relationships. There is rarely onscreen sexual content, but if ever, it is limited to kissing.
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• Sex crimes are a recurring theme in the series (ie: rape, sex trafficking, etc.). Sometimes details of the crimes can be graphic in nature, but are plot-relevant discussions of criminal behavior.
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Violence & Gore

• Moderate 29 of 56 found this moderate

  Severity? None 2 Mild 6 Moderate 29 Severe 19

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• Almost every episode contains some sort of violent content. Shootings, stabbings and beatings, accompanied by varying amounts of injury detail. Strong blood and gore is frequently depicted at crime scenes.
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• Sometimes crimes are particularly disturbing regarding violence against women and children, sexual assault, torture, and crimes involving serial killers.
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Profanity

• Mild 33 of 52 found this mild

  Severity? None 5 Mild 33 Moderate 11 Severe 3

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• Frequent mild profanity such as "hell," "damn," "ass," "crap," etc. Stronger profanity includes infrequent uses of insults such as "bitch," "bastard," or "prick." The abbreviation "BS" is said occasionally.
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• Later seasons have some stronger profanity than previous. Religious profanity is infrequently used such as "Jesus"/"Jesus Christ" or "goddamn."
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• Outliers, there's one use of "asshole" in Season 4 (Episode 9) and one use of "pussy" in Season 7 (Episode 13).
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Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

• Moderate 27 of 49 found this moderate

  Severity? None 1 Mild 17 Moderate 27 Severe 4

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• Drugs are discussed in the context of criminal cases.
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• Characters drink socially.
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Frightening & Intense Scenes

• Moderate 30 of 45 found this moderate

  Severity? None 2 Mild 3 Moderate 30 Severe 10

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• The select episodes in seasons two and three with Gregory Yates are especially intense and dark.
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• Season 11 features a storyline in which the police are investigating hate crimes committed by a serial killing sadist.
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• Each episode features very intense scenes of characters thrust into perilous situations.
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• Police brutality by the series main character is often shown yielding positive results in early seasons. Later seasons show character growth and change on the part of the main character.
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